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Joan Silk

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Also known as Joan B. Silk

American biological anthropologist, primatologist

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Joan Barbara Silk is an American primatologist, anthropologist, university teacher, and biologist. Born in Riverside in 1953, she was educated at the University of California, Davis. Her professional work focuses on primatology, biological anthropology, and primate studies. She has served as faculty at Arizona State University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Emory University.

Silk is a member of the American Anthropological Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She speaks English and is married to Robert Boyd. Her contributions to her field are recognized within the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Barbara
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Riverside
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
primate
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